Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _________________ Period: _____

Prerequisite Math Skills Quiz

1. What math class are you in this year? ___________________ Who is your teacher? _________________
2. Convert the following measurements. For full credit show all of your work and write your final answer in the box.
a. 52 minutes to seconds

a.

b. 15 meters to centimeters

b.

c. 30 miles per hour to miles per second

c.

_____ 3. The symbols for units of length in order from smallest to largest are:
Circle the answer of your choice and write the letter in the space provided on the left.
a. m, cm, mm, km b. km, mm, cm, m c. mm, m, cm, km d. mm, cm, m, km
4. Calculate the slope of the line on the graph pictured to the right.
For full credit show all of your work and write your final answer in the box.

Slope =

_____ 5. Which of the following equations best describes the graph in question #5?
Circle the answer of your choice and write the letter in the space provided on the left.
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a. y = 2x b. y = x c. y = x 2 d. y = 2x

_____ 6. The relationship between x and y for the graph shown in question #5 is called:
Circle the answer of your choice and write the letter in the space provided on the left.
a. direct b. inverse c. parabolic d. exponential
7. Algebraically rearrange the following equations to solve for x.
For full credit show all of your work and write your final answer in the box.

a. y = 4x +3

a.

b. y = 4.9x2

b.

1 2
8. Use the following equation to answer the questions below: 𝐾𝐸 = 𝑚𝑣
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Kinetic Energy = ½ mass x velocity2

a. If the velocity increases by a factor of 2, by what factor will the kinetic energy change? ____________________

b. If the velocity changes to one half of the original, by what factor will the kinetic energy change? ____________

c. If the velocity remains the same and the mass is tripled, by what factor will the kinetic energy change? _______

9. Consider the triangle pictured below. Side A is 8 m long and side B is 3 m long.
For full credit show all of your work and write your final answer in the box.

a. How long is side C?

C
a.

b. What is angle θ ?

A
b.

10. Convert the following numbers from scientific notation to common notation or back.

a. 2.31 x 103 ____________________

b. 40600 ____________________
c. 3.06 x 10-2 ____________________
d. 0.004020 ____________________